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This Week’s Top Headlines – September 11, 2023

Curated Content from Around the Industry

On Women and Business – Myths & the Facts to Bust Them!

What is keeping you from hiring more women or advocating the hire of more women in your workplace?

Syracuse Business Owner Relates to the Refugees He Helps

The owner of CNY Uniforms Plus in Syracuse combines his business and activism to impact the community in positive ways.

InkAddict Employs Advanced Printing Equipment to Expand Printing and Design Capabilities

InkAddict, a provider of tattoo lifestyle apparel, acquired direct-to-garment and direct-to-film machines to enhance their ability to print vibrant colors and intricate details in their tattoo-inspired designs.

VIDEO: Behind The Screens: High-Density Ink

Discuss the ins and outs of printing with high-density ink, a special type of thick ink used to create detailed and textured prints.

Eric Kahle of VMS on Convergence, Adding Offerings

Visual Marking Systems (VMS) has been active and effective in embracing industry convergence and taking the company in the direction of new opportunities, centered around building the brands of its customers.

Sustainability is ‘Sexy’: 3 Reasons You Need to Stop and Think About It Now

Paige Goff, vice president of sustainability at Domtar, explains that there is a growing urgency among some of the younger generations (millennials and Gen Z in particular) to be involved with and support businesses that include sustainability initiatives as part of their mission.

At One of the World’s Largest Secondhand Textile Markets, Discarded Clothes are Getting a New Lease on Life

Kantamanto Market in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, has long been a destination for used clothes, but the volume being imported today far exceeds the space.

Colorado Brewery Faces Unprecedented Merchandise Demand After Nightclub Shooting Heroics (For Better or Worse)

Atrevida Beer Company in Colorado Springs has been dealing with insane demand for their products after something a little more heroic than just making good beer.